5:30PM tonight, May 5th, marks the official start of the 2011 Ford Ironman St. George event with a Welcome Banquet followed by a 7:30PM athlete meeting at the Dixie Convention Center. Thousands have come from all over the world to compete in this grueling race that starts May 7th with a 2.4-mile swim in the Sand Hollow reservoir at 6:45AM, followed by a 112-mile bike ride, and ending with a 26.2-mile run to the finish line at St. George Town Square by midnight.
To get a sense of what these athletes fighting for victory in this amazing race have to go through, [Read more…]